Intense conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has worsened the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted and stateless Muslim minority, pushing increasing numbers to flee by boat.

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Ruth Dela Seddoh as the Acting Deputy Director of the National Youth Authority (NYA). The appointment was announced in a letter signed by the Executive ...

But until international and local efforts are coordinated to neutralise the danger of landmines, the lives of many civilians, especially children, remain at risk.

Experts are unsure what is driving the increased risk, but believe a flood of stress hormones in childhood may bring long-lasting health impacts. Survey responses from more than 13,000 people aged ...

A landmine clearance charity will be given £7 ... helping them to avoid risk areas and what to do if they discover any. GMAP operates in Afghanistan, Angola, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Somalia ...

The stark warning from risk management experts at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, or IFoA, hugely increases the estimate of risk to global economic well-being from climate change impacts ...

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Reeves may have dodged a bullet with yesterday’s inflation figures but she’s still surrounded by landmines. The government is banking on economic growth in the future, while choking it off in ...

A bauxite mine run by Chinese corporation Chinalco could begin operating next year, endangering a 280,000-hectare (about 692,000 acres) area of western Suriname inhabited by Indigenous communities.

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